Koraput: The Odisha State Standing Medical Board in Koraput has scheduled medical examinations of 680 teachers from Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur and Malkangiri districts who have applied for transfers under the terminal illness category. The exams will be conducted for five days starting from July 2.Officials said the verification exercise aims to ascertain the genuineness of medical claims submitted by teachers seeking transfers on the grounds of terminal illnesses affecting themselves, their spouses or their children.Guru Prasad Mahanta, Koraput’s chief district medical and public health officer, said a team of specialist doctors from the SLN Medical College and Hospital has been constituted to conduct the exam. “The medical assessments will be held at the clinical lecture theatre of the medical college in accordance with guidelines issued by the state directorate of elementary education,” he added.As many as 680 applicants and the patients concerned, including spouses and children, will be examined for the specified diseases. “The medical board’s findings will be submitted to the govt for further action,” Mahanta said.As per the schedule, 125 applicants from Rayagada district will appear before the board on July 2, followed by 179 from Nabarangpur on July 3 and 125 from Malkangiri on July 4. Koraput has the highest number of applicants, 219 teachers, slated for the exam on July 6. Another 32 applicants from Koraput belonging to the primary, secondary and mapped-up-day categories will be examined on July 7.Mahanta said all applicants have been directed to appear before the medical board with copies of their online transfer applications, valid identity proofs of both the applicant and the patient and the original medical records and diagnostic reports submitted during the application process. They will also be required to furnish photocopies of all relevant documents for verification. “The medical board will assess the patient’s health and determine whether the case qualifies under the terminal illness provisions cited in the transfer application,” he added.
